Larscapaldi Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 OK i'll shut my mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Thinking about it, why would Matt Taylor leave Pompey when he only signed a 5 year deal a couple of months ago? Hardly showing that he wanted to rush for the exit is it... :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 25, 2007 Moderator Share Posted May 25, 2007 That's just job stability, and it guarantees them a healthy transfer fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Jez's comment coupled with the fact that he is Pompey through and through AND they are on the up suggests that he is not too desperate to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 25, 2007 Moderator Share Posted May 25, 2007 not too desperate to leave. No-one said he is desperate to leave. Doesn't mean he wont though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansonAVFC Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Unless they want money so they sell their prized asset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Maybe his Mrs hates him traveling to Pompy every day and wants him to move to a closer club. Its happened in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunthos Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Maybe his Mrs was horrified by the prospect of five more years in Portsmouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Maybe his Mrs hates him traveling to Pompy every day and wants him to move to a closer club. Its happened in the past. Maybe when they moved to Portsmouth they thought it was near Oxford. Remind you of anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Maybe his Mrs hates him traveling to Pompy every day and wants him to move to a closer club. Its happened in the past. Maybe when they moved to Portsmouth they thought it was near Oxford. Remind you of anyone? Exactly who I had in mind when i first posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberVillan Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 A lot of people have suggested "Taylor is nowhere near Barry's level" but i'm inclined to disagree, Taylor offers something that Barry can only dream of, and that's a goal out of nothing, Barry only managed that once this season against Spurs but Taylor is an expert at it, he can very much be the difference between a draw and a win for us, for me he's better suited to the left wing and he's got more pace than Barry out there, he might not be the box of tricks that Young is but in any good team it's important to have a player who can pull you out of trouble and Taylor can be that, if we're already in talks with the guy then i say we've as good as got him, 6m would be fair i guess, imo it's important that no player is certain of there place and the more quality we bring in the more that's a reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 25, 2007 Moderator Share Posted May 25, 2007 Hitzlsperger could offer us something that Barry couldn't. Doesn't mean he was near Barry's level. In my (and many other people's) opinion, Barry WAS the difference between a win/draw or a draw/loss this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBrian Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 6 million for Taylor!! Worth 3 million tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity-Tom Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I would much rather have Barry than Taylor but this is old ground we are in danger of treading. To be honest, for all his spectacular goals, I would prefer us to sign someone else if he is going to cost over £6 million. Please don't ask me who though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 25, 2007 Moderator Share Posted May 25, 2007 I would much rather have Barry than Taylor but this is old ground we are in danger of treading. To be honest, for all his spectacular goals, I would prefer us to sign someone else if he is going to cost over £6 million Who ? Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberVillan Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Hitzlsperger could offer us something that Barry couldn't. Doesn't mean he was near Barry's level. In my (and many other people's) opinion, Barry WAS the difference between a win/draw or a draw/loss this season. Yeah he was the difference alright!!, from the penalty spot :oops: In the last nine games imo it was Petrov and Berger who ran the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I think one of the main issues for people is that the signing of Taylor would be "uninspiring" somehwat. Well for me it would be good signing. He is a good quality player and we would not have been able to sign him before last summer, no way. Taking arguably their best player? You also have to realise that not every signing we make this summer will be the top of the pile 15M player. Taylor falls into the squad builder category for me and he is top of the pile of squad builders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity-Tom Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Like I said Richard, I think he would be a good signing but not for £6 to £8 million. £5 million is probably fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Hitzlsperger could offer us something that Barry couldn't. Doesn't mean he was near Barry's level. In my (and many other people's) opinion, Barry WAS the difference between a win/draw or a draw/loss this season. Yeah he was the difference alright!!, from the penalty spot :oops: In the last nine games imo it was Petrov and Berger who ran the show. Were you watching the same games as me? Not saying Petrov and Berger didn't play well, but without Barry we would have been very close to relegation this season. BOF wasn't talking about goals, he was talking about overall performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Broken record Cyber. We all know you hate Barry, but he's clearly better than Taylor. Give it a rest will you. Let's get back on topic and not ruin another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts